CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)–2011

Table 8.1a Percent of hospitals with recommended policies and practices
consistent with the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding,
by facility type, size, NICU level and region*

Model policy

Assess staff competency

Prenatal breastfeeding education

Early initiation

Teach breastfeeding techniques

Limit supplements

Rooming-in

Teach feeding cues

Limit pacifiers

Discharge support

All

19.3

54.9

92.8

56.5

90.8

22.9

37.1

84.8

36.4

28.4

Type
of facility

Birth
center

15.6

52.9

89.4

95.8

94.4

88.6

98.6

91.5

95.0

81.7

Government
hospital

13.4

44.3

86.4

50.7

86.4

19.3

37.1

81.2

34.1

28.0

Non-profit
hospital

22.1

56.9

95.4

56.3

92.6

20.1

33.0

85.9

34.6

27.1

Private
hospital

14.9

62.6

91.2

51.0

88.1

14.9

29.4

82.5

24.4

13.8

Military
hospital

33.3

44.4

94.4

41.2

72.2

33.3

76.5

77.8

38.9

27.8

Teaching hospital†

Yes

31.3

60.5

97.1

42.2

91.9

9.7

29.8

87.0

43.0

28.1

No

18.4

54.5

92.6

55.4

90.5

20.2

34.0

84.2

32.3

25.3

Size
of facility

1-249

9.8

38.3

86.1

66.1

89.5

43.5

47.8

83.9

49.0

40.3

250-499

12.6

47.0

89.2

60.2

90.3

24.1

31.8

81.6

28.6

25.8

500-999

18.9

57.4

94.2

54.6

90.3

19.0

36.2

83.8

28.4

27.3

1000-1999

26.4

64.0

97.1

53.2

92.5

17.1

35.4

87.5

35.8

25.0

2000-4999

28.4

69.3

97.6

48.9

92.2

8.2

33.0

87.1

37.7

22.0

5000
or more

28.3

60.7

98.4

39.0

86.9

9.8

26.2

85.0

41.4

23.0

Level
of Neonatal Care

Healthy
newborn only

13.4

45.9

87.8

62.7

90.0

34.9

43.2

84.1

41.9

34.1

Level
1 or 2 NICU

18.5

56.2

94.9

53.8

90.0

17.6

34.2

83.3

29.2

25.2

Level
3 NICU

30.8

68.3

98.0

50.3

93.7

10.9

31.4

88.6

39.3

24.3

Census
region

Pacific

23.6

58.2

89.4

64.1

94.3

29.8

75.1

88.9

51.2

28.2

Mountain

16.6

50.0

93.3

62.9

87.3

28.3

61.0

78.3

38.2

29.1

West
North Central

15.3

38.5

95.3

56.9

89.2

25.8

21.2

82.5

29.8

36.2

East
North Central

17.4

53.7

98.0

58.3

92.6

23.0

26.1

85.1

30.7

30.9

West
South Central

16.2

56.5

81.9

49.7

86.9

15.8

32.9

82.2

30.6

21.8

East
South Central

14.7

57.6

92.5

46.5

84.3

13.1

15.9

81.9

17.8

13.4

New
England

39.2

67.7

97.8

74.2

95.5

38.6

38.1

94.7

63.4

43.3

Middle
Atlantic

27.8

61.5

95.1

51.1

95.5

17.9

17.6

90.9

38.8

31.3

South
Atlantic

15.2

60.0

93.9

50.8

91.0

18.8

38.6

83.2

36.5

23.9

*Sample sizes vary slighty for each of the ten indicators, ranging from n=2547–2661. Estimates may vary slightly from other reports of mPINC data.
†Birth centers are excluded from teaching hospital categorizations.

Table 8.2a Percent of hospitals by number of recommended policies and practices